"USS Home (1862)"@en . . . . . . "--08-14"^^ . "USS Home (1862) was a large steamship purchased by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was placed into service as a hospital ship assigned to support the fleet blockading the ports of the Confederate States of America. However, on occasion, she was ordered to serve as a blockader and was provided with the necessary deck guns for that purpose."@en . . . . "USS Home (1862) was a large steamship purchased by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was placed into service as a hospital ship assigned to support the fleet blockading the ports of the Confederate States of America. However, on occasion, she was ordered to serve as a blockader and was provided with the necessary deck guns for that purpose."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . .